The University of Colorado at Boulder is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado, United States. It was founded in 1876, shortly before Colorado became a part of the Union. It is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system. The main university campus includes both academic and residential buildings and is located east of Chautauqua Auditorium and south of the Pearl Street Mall. The East Campus consists of research buildings and athletic fields and is located about a quarter mile from the main campus. The university’s unique architecture style is known as Tuscan Vernacular Revival. The oldest buildings, such as 1876 Old Main and 1923 Macky Auditorium, were built in the traditional East Coast school’s Collegiate Gothic style. Rough sandstone walls, multi-level red-tiled sloping roof, and Indiana limestone trim unify the style of all the buildings.

Boulder, CO 80309, Phone: 303-492-1411

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